The Health and Safety Information for Employees Regulations 1989

Overview

The Health and Safety Information for Employees Regulations 1989 require employers to display the HSE-approved law poster or to provide each of their workers with the equivalent leaflet. 

Background

The contents of the leaflet and the poster provide employees with information about the HSE, and a definition of an 'employer' and a 'worker'. The poster and leaflet introduce the purpose of Occupational Health and Safety and its position in relation to UK Law. The leaflet explains: 

• What employers must do to keep workers safe
• What workers must do
• What a worker should do if there is a problem

The leaflet also introduces Fire Safety at Work and Employment Rights.